[Game] 27/82: Kings vs. Nuggets 16 DEC 2024 7pm PT/10pm ET
- Thread starter Mr. S£im Citrus
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I never used those words. One shot bounces different and this is the win of the season so far. It didn't and now we're going to spend 5 minutes dumping on people? Come on man. That's just stupid.
But okay... If we must, how about instead of talking about the last play we talk about the no calls in the last 5 minutes which allowed Denver to hang around? Or when the Kings had Denver on their heels early in the 4th and wasted 4 possessions in a row trying to hit a statement three instead of just taking a layup? Or another slow start spotting Denver 20 pts in the 1st quarter which always comes back to bite us. There were chances earlier in the game that the Kings wasted. I'm not mad at DeMar for blowing the last play though. That's just basketball. 9 times out of 10 that's a game winning play. I guess we've all done something in our lives that we deserve to live in 1 out of 10 suckville instead?
But okay... If we must, how about instead of talking about the last play we talk about the no calls in the last 5 minutes which allowed Denver to hang around? Or when the Kings had Denver on their heels early in the 4th and wasted 4 possessions in a row trying to hit a statement three instead of just taking a layup? Or another slow start spotting Denver 20 pts in the 1st quarter which always comes back to bite us. There were chances earlier in the game that the Kings wasted. I'm not mad at DeMar for blowing the last play though. That's just basketball. 9 times out of 10 that's a game winning play. I guess we've all done something in our lives that we deserve to live in 1 out of 10 suckville instead?
I’m not dumping in DDR either, bad games happen in this sport. It’s all a team effort but I do shift a lot of blame to Monk for changing his entire game after a miss, which is not his character on the court. I posted when it happened… But this is not a game you hold your head high after. They had this. Then some of that nonsense you wrote about happened and a great win tuned into a horrible loss. I took umbrage to your “holding your head high” after this. Na. You get pissed. You hopefully learn. And you don’t let it freakin’ happen again,
I think moving on, at least short term the Kings guard core is Fox, Monk, Carter, and Keon. That's more than enough even if Carter doesn't play much in 3 guard lineups. The reality even before Carter was drafted was this is a guard team. It has been for some time. Now, the only piece that actually truly makes it work is that Carter guy. If he lives up to his potential, he's pushing everyone out of his way not named Fox. If not, he's the role guy doing what you saw Colby do tonight but with elite athletica bility and defensive skill rather than just effort. Credit to Colby for the effort though.
I do not care.
Drafting for need is always wrong. It's how the Blazers pass on Michael Jordan because they have Clyde Drexler. It's how we pass on on Luka Doncic because he doesn't fit with Fox. It's how we turn Hali (BPA, not need based drafting with Fox/Buddy/Bogi RFA rights) turned into one of the best players in our franchise history with Domas.
Now if you thought there was a better wing than Carter there, fine, I can at least respect that. I'd disagree, but at least you'd have the stones to say "Player X is better than Devin Carter". Using we "need" a wing as your justification is bad and wrong.
Drafting for need is always wrong. It's how the Blazers pass on Michael Jordan because they have Clyde Drexler. It's how we pass on on Luka Doncic because he doesn't fit with Fox. It's how we turn Hali (BPA, not need based drafting with Fox/Buddy/Bogi RFA rights) turned into one of the best players in our franchise history with Domas.
Now if you thought there was a better wing than Carter there, fine, I can at least respect that. I'd disagree, but at least you'd have the stones to say "Player X is better than Devin Carter". Using we "need" a wing as your justification is bad and wrong.